Jess Lederman

Surprised

You said you weresurprisedyou had a scent, and heywhat was it like, and I said there weren’t words(but that’s not true, that’s a lie, there are alwayswords, though sometimes only in song, and I can’t carry a tunebut God tells usno excusesjust close your eyes and sing) .So, darling: You smell a little like theocean, and star jasmine, and the Santa Ana winds, and chamomile tea.